I had a bunch of handpuppets at home. My mom would bring them to life for my amusement, but sometimes, her brother would do it too. And I was always confused about the radical change of personality my puppets underwent whenever my uncle was in charge.

I’m just not warming up to Mom…
Maybe it’s the weird ’50s butterfly glasses, or the ’50s diner waitress dress, or the ’50’s pearls…
Or just that she goes into a stranger’s apartment and one of the first things she does is stick her hand up a toad’s *ahem* and start cracking jokes…
I do like the personalized cups, and I envy the cat.

Aw. I wanted her to be a bit different, and was looking for something that would look good in aqua since nobody’s been using this color so far. Maybe I’ll have another outfit for her next time she appears.

She’s just playing with a puppet, I don’t think Flore minds. She just minds how out of character she makes him out to be.

Also, her glasses are very similar to Flore’s, I don’t know why they bother you more. XD

Mostly the combination with the outfit. And Flore’s glasses have more curve to the top.
It doesn’t really bother me, there’s just something about her.
Like she’s trying too hard to fit the “good mom” role. Or maybe I just don’t trust people if their eyes are hidden. I find it unpleasant to have a conversation with someone wearing sunglasses, for example.
We all see different things, as I never saw the “cross eyed” thing. But now that it’s been brought up, it is kind of cute. In the first panel, they’re both looking at the cups close up, so, naturally, cross-eyed. Cute. I’ve never noticed it anywhere else, though.

I can’t quite put my finger on why I dislike her either. At first I thought it was the slightly nasal voice she had in my head, but I’ve fixed that and while she’s pleasant enough, I still don’t quite trust her.

Are you talking about the box with the great ancient one in it? It’s not the same. The box in this strip has been in Flore’s apartment since the early strips. But the old wooden box her father gave her made an appearance three weeks ago.

You’re trolling me, right? XD …right? I mean, almost every page is an example, so I thought this was kinda your strategy for popularity or something. Like Marie-Neige in panel 1 of this page or Flore in the title bar image. On the cast page they don’t look cross-eyed btw.
When both pupils are as close to the inner border as they can get, it looks cross-eyed unless it’s a guy, because guys have smaller pupils, so for some reason the effect lessens then. But even for small pupils you’re still able to do it e.g. in case of flore on page 139 in the last panel.

It’s like in many Anime series really, e.g. Dragon Ball.

Ok, assuming that you weren’t trolling me, now you’ll probably find tons of examples throughout the entire comic. But by all means keep doing it, it looks cute. ^^

Why of course, everyone looks a little bit cross-eyed if they do that, but unless it’s really close to you nobody will notice it. If you look at yourself in the mirror you will see that have to get really really close until you’re cross-eyed enough that the white area of your eyes which is between your pupils and your nose is gone, but these girls do that frequently.

No, you don’t suck at eye placement, it’s quite the opposite. XD
To me it just looks cross-eyed whenever there is no white left in the eye between the pupil and the nose. Do you know what I mean? E.g.http://frivolesque.com/archives/comic/68-pressure Mimi in panel 2 and Chloe in panel 3

damn. i really want pizza now. i’m worried i may be allergic to wheat. and that means no more pizza. no more of my favorite Italian food. i’ll have to get tested soon, and it really stresses me out that i may no longer be able to eat at virtually all restaurants, or eat virtually all pre-made food. seriously, wheat is used as thickening agent in almost all pre-made food….

In my experience, eating healthy helps against allergies.
E.g. some of my friends and relatives drastically reduced their allergy to pollen by not eating or drinking any food that contained cow milk for two weeks, with the first significant improvements happening after 2-3 days. And yes, that also means “no cheese”, unless it’s from goats or sheep. Also note that diabetes and cancer seem to happen mostly in countries where sugar is almost omnipresent, no matter what you eat. Yes, I know those aren’t allergies, they’re just examples of how “civilized” food can make us terribly sick. Try Xylitol or Erythritol instead. They taste like sugar, but help prevent cavities. :-) They’re about 10 times more expensive than sugar though, but you’re not supposed to binge that stuff anyway.

I am far from eating really healthy, but every now and then Sportacus from LazyTown comes to my mind, i.e. a guy who eats nothing but “Sports Candy” (i.e. fruits and vegetables).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkjmk3ReN78
Also note that this stuff is way cheaper than even Junk Food, so if money is an issue for you when choosing food, eating healthy is the way to go. Also feel free to add corn to the mix. Even if you’re allergic to wheat, you can still eat spelt, rye or oat.

my father is a diabetic(type1) who has become allergic to wheat/gluten. i fortunately didn’t develop diabetes as a child, but i sadly, really do think i’m allergic to gluten. doctors visit is tomorrow. she’ll hopefully order a test for me, and then i’ll be on my way to finding out. if there even is a test for it anyway.

went to the doctor. i’ll find out on monday if they are willing to test me. you don’t really need to hear about that and this post has nothing to do with me continuing this thread to see how long it goes or testing my ability to type out run on sentences.

lol, I just realized that I have the perfect avatar for talking about Sportacus. XD I chose it today a few hours ago on page 141 by spamming with a couple of different E-Mailadresses to see what pic I would get and I chose her.

i’d like to make motivational workout posters featuring Gaia. I think she’d make an awesome mascot for an exercise program i want to make. basic weight training + 30 sec hard bursts of cardio between sets.

That has got to be a record!
I’ve been reading Frivolesque for over a year now (I think) and remember finding it on a Topwebcomics hunt.
That’s where I go through all of the comics, first the top 100, then the top 200…
I’ve actually made it into the 3000’s, because I wanted to see how many there were, but gave it up due to lack of sleep…
It’s amazing how many good comics ended with the artist just walking away without a word…
And how many mind-numbingly bad comics are out there. Yeesh.
I think that once Frivolesque hit the top 100, where it was easy to see, it caught on big time. Largely because Dez has hit the sweet spot between “cute” and “nauseating” that few artists can find.
Frivo is in a place where it is unique. There are lots of superhero comics, lots of science fiction comics, lots of furry comics, but only one Frivolesque. And I am glad that Dez created it.

I guess I could have been ore clear. “Cute” is something that many people can do, but when they try too hard they hit “nauseatingly cute”. That’s what a webcomic becomes when all of it’s characters are too perfect. You’ve avoided that by making yours with flaws, even some that a few of your readers don’t particularly care for. Your characters are different enough that anyone reading your comic can find someone that they really like, as well as some that they dislike.
That’s why I don’t want you to get rid of Mom.
You’ve gone beyond just “cute”… Gah! I still can’t be clear!
Cute gets old after a while, you keep it fresh with an interesting story, and interesting characters…
Is this making any sense?

I’ve seen promising webcomics fail because the artist started with a good idea, then ran it into the ground and never varied the story. You don’t do that, the Frivolesque storyline is pretty much all over the map, which keeps it fresh.